General Settlement Fund for Victims of National SocialismPress releaseshttp://www.entschaedigungsfonds.org/enThu, 22 Mar 2018 19:49:00 +0100Contao Open Source CMSDecisions of the Arbitration Panel issued on March 15, 2018 onlineThe decisions of the Arbitration Panel for In Rem Restitution issued on 15 March 2018 are online. All decisions can be found in the Arbitration Panel's online database and via SIGIS, the GIS visualization of the Arbitration Panel’s decisions. More information can be found in the procedural statistics of the Arbitration Panel.]]>https://www.nationalfonds.org/announcement/decisions-of-the-arbitration-panel-issued-on-march-15-2018-online.htmlThu, 22 Mar 2018 19:49:00 +0100https://www.nationalfonds.org/announcement/decisions-of-the-arbitration-panel-issued-on-march-15-2018-online.htmlDecisions of the Arbitration Panel issued on January 30, 2018

]]>https://www.nationalfonds.org/announcement/decisions-of-the-arbitration-panel-issued-on-19-december-2017-are-online.htmlFri, 12 Jan 2018 14:43:00 +0100https://www.nationalfonds.org/announcement/decisions-of-the-arbitration-panel-issued-on-19-december-2017-are-online.htmlStatute of Limitations Time Limit for Collecting Payments from the General Settlement Fund Expires at the End of 2017All 20,702 applications for compensation received by the General Settlement Fund for Victims of National Socialism had been decided by 2012. In the amendment to the General Settlement Fund Law (Federal Law Gazette I 9/2913) the legislator stipulated that these payments could be collected by the entitled beneficiaries within five years of the service of the decision. Monies still held by the Fund upon expiration of this five-year period would be transferred to the National Fund for the Republic of Austria for programs that benefit the victims of National Socialism.]]>https://www.nationalfonds.org/announcement/statute-of-limitations-time-limit-for-collecting-payments-from-the-general-settlement-fund-expires-at-the-end-of-2017.htmlThu, 07 Dec 2017 15:07:00 +0100https://www.nationalfonds.org/announcement/statute-of-limitations-time-limit-for-collecting-payments-from-the-general-settlement-fund-expires-at-the-end-of-2017.htmlDecisions of the Arbitration Panel issued on 10 October 2017 are online

]]>https://www.nationalfonds.org/announcement/decisions-of-the-arbitration-panel-issued-on-21-june-2016-are-online.htmlMon, 18 Jul 2016 18:28:00 +0200https://www.nationalfonds.org/announcement/decisions-of-the-arbitration-panel-issued-on-21-june-2016-are-online.htmlDecisions of the Arbitration Panel issued on 15 March 2016 are onlineThe decisions of the Arbitration Panel for In Rem Restitution issued on 15 March 2016 are published in the online-database.]]>https://www.nationalfonds.org/announcement/decisions-of-the-arbitration-panel-issued-on-15-march-2016-are-online.htmlWed, 06 Apr 2016 12:59:00 +0200https://www.nationalfonds.org/announcement/decisions-of-the-arbitration-panel-issued-on-15-march-2016-are-online.htmlDecisions of the Arbitration Panel issued on 14 January 2016 are onlineThe decisions of the Arbitration Panel for In Rem Restitution issued on 14 January 2016 are published in the online-database.]]>https://www.nationalfonds.org/announcement/decisions-of-the-arbitration-panel-issued-on-14-january-2016.htmlFri, 29 Jan 2016 17:20:00 +0100https://www.nationalfonds.org/announcement/decisions-of-the-arbitration-panel-issued-on-14-january-2016.htmlFrequently Asked Questions about Events Surrounding the Restitution of the Fürth Sanatorium/Stephan TemplFollowing several media reports relating to the restitution of the former Fürth Sanatorium at Schmidgasse 14, in Vienna's Josefstadt District, and the criminal proceedings against Stephan Templ, the Arbitration Panel has provided answers to some of the questions which have frequently arisen in this context.]]>https://www.nationalfonds.org/announcement/frequently-asked-questions-about-events-surrounding-the-restitution-of-the-fuerth-sanatorium.htmlWed, 04 Jun 2014 20:18:00 +0200https://www.nationalfonds.org/announcement/frequently-asked-questions-about-events-surrounding-the-restitution-of-the-fuerth-sanatorium.htmlService effected for all decisions on compensation for victims of National SocialismThe Claims Committee of the General Settlement Fund for Victims of National Socialism announces that decisions on applications for the compensation of assets have been served by deposit with the Secretary General. The following was published (in German) in the Wiener Zeitung on 1 February 2014:]]>https://www.nationalfonds.org/announcement/service-effected-for-all-decisions-on-compensation-for-victims-of-national-socialism.htmlTue, 04 Feb 2014 18:05:00 +0100https://www.nationalfonds.org/announcement/service-effected-for-all-decisions-on-compensation-for-victims-of-national-socialism.htmlSecretary General Hannah Lessing receives the Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and the ArtsNext Monday, 03.06.2013, Hannah Lessing, Secretary General of the National Fund of the Republic of Austria, the General Settlement Fund for Victims of National Socialism and the Fund for the Restoration of the Jewish cemeteries in Austria will be awarded the Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and the Arts by Federal President Dr. Heinz Fischer.]]>https://www.nationalfonds.org/announcement/secretary-general-hannah-lessing-receives-the-austrian-cross-of-honour-for-science-and-the-arts.htmlTue, 28 May 2013 18:14:00 +0200https://www.nationalfonds.org/announcement/secretary-general-hannah-lessing-receives-the-austrian-cross-of-honour-for-science-and-the-arts.htmlAustrian Parliament Resolves Schedule for Closing Down the General Settlement Fund for Victims of National SocialismOn 6 December 2012, the Austrian parliament unanimously resolved the deadlines for the deposit of monetary compensation for victims of National Socialism which has been awarded but could not yet be disbursed. As a result, by the end of 2018 the work of the General Settlement Fund shall be completed and the remaining funds transferred to the National Fund of the Republic of Austria for programs benefitting the victims of National Socialism.]]>https://www.nationalfonds.org/announcement/austrian-parliament-resolves-schedule-for-closing-down-the-general-settlement-fund-for-victims-of-national-socialism.htmlThu, 06 Dec 2012 18:34:00 +0100https://www.nationalfonds.org/announcement/austrian-parliament-resolves-schedule-for-closing-down-the-general-settlement-fund-for-victims-of-national-socialism.htmlThe Claims Committee of the General Settlement Fund has decided on all applicationsOn 25th June 2012, the Claims Committee of the General Settlement Fund for Victims of National Socialism, established in 2001 on the basis of the Washington Agreement between the USA, Austria and victims' organizations, decided on the last of 20,702 applications. The Claims Committee also amended its Rules of Procedure with regard to the procedure for delivering documents.]]>https://www.nationalfonds.org/announcement/the-claims-committee-of-the-general-settlement-fund-has-decided-on-all-applications.htmlTue, 26 Jun 2012 18:42:00 +0200https://www.nationalfonds.org/announcement/the-claims-committee-of-the-general-settlement-fund-has-decided-on-all-applications.htmlRestitution as an interdisciplinary challenge? The cooperation between lawyers and historians in restitution matters.For property seized during the National Socialist era that is publicly-owned today, the possibility of in rem restitution was provided for in the Washington Agreement of 17 January 2001. The series "Decisions of the Arbitration Panel for In Rem Restitution" documents a fundamental element of the more recent Austrian compensation measures dealing with the consequences of the National Socialist era.]]>https://www.nationalfonds.org/announcement/restitution-as-an-interdisciplinary-challenge-the-cooperation-between-lawyers-and-historians-in-restitution-matters.htmlMon, 08 Jun 2009 11:19:00 +0200https://www.nationalfonds.org/announcement/restitution-as-an-interdisciplinary-challenge-the-cooperation-between-lawyers-and-historians-in-restitution-matters.htmlHannah M. Lessing awarded the “Chevalier de l’Ordre National du Mérite”This Thursday, 2 April 2009, at the French Embassy, Hannah Lessing, Secretary General of the National Fund of the Republic of Austria for Victims of National Socialism and the General Settlement Fund for Victims of National Socialism will be named “Chevalier dans l’Ordre National du Mérite” by the French Ambassador S.E. Philippe Carré.]]>https://www.nationalfonds.org/announcement/hannah-m-lessing-awarded-the-chevalier-de-lordre-national-du-merite.htmlWed, 01 Apr 2009 09:58:00 +0200https://www.nationalfonds.org/announcement/hannah-m-lessing-awarded-the-chevalier-de-lordre-national-du-merite.htmlRestitution of publicly owned propertiesThe first seven decisions of the Arbitration Panel for In Rem Restitution are now available as volume 1 of a new bilingual series.]]>https://www.nationalfonds.org/announcement/restitution-of-publicly-owned-properties.htmlFri, 20 Jun 2008 12:59:00 +0200https://www.nationalfonds.org/announcement/restitution-of-publicly-owned-properties.htmlAward for Hannah Lessing’s Work Building Bridges to Holocaust SurvivorsHannah M. Lessing, Secretary General of the National Fund for Victims of National Socialism and of the General Settlement Fund will be awarded the “Shofar of Freedom Award” on 22 September 2007 in honor of her work for survivors of Nazi persecution.]]>https://www.nationalfonds.org/announcement/award-for-hannah-lessings-work-building-bridges-to-holocaust-survivors-421.htmlWed, 19 Sep 2007 12:21:00 +0200https://www.nationalfonds.org/announcement/award-for-hannah-lessings-work-building-bridges-to-holocaust-survivors-421.html10th Anniversary of the National Fund of the Republic of Austria – Building BridgesCommemorative ceremony at the parliament / Review of ten years of work in service of the Austrian victims of National Socialism]]>https://www.nationalfonds.org/announcement/id-10th-anniversary-of-the-national-fund-of-the-republic-of-austria-building-bridges.htmlWed, 04 May 2005 12:49:00 +0200https://www.nationalfonds.org/announcement/id-10th-anniversary-of-the-national-fund-of-the-republic-of-austria-building-bridges.htmlGeneral Settlement FundThe 9th session of the Claims Committee of the General Settlement Fund has been taking place since 7 September 2004.]]>https://www.nationalfonds.org/announcement/general-settlement-fund.htmlThu, 09 Sep 2004 12:54:00 +0200https://www.nationalfonds.org/announcement/general-settlement-fund.html